tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977625681756554695.post6239699038463554776..comments2024-03-26T13:46:42.738-05:00Comments on 4 Quarters, 10 Dimes: Say What?Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03463621516644789183noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977625681756554695.post-15474125777985888932010-12-18T02:16:33.119-06:002010-12-18T02:16:33.119-06:00The French "ou" and "u" are ve...The French "ou" and "u" are very differnt... at least to them. We don't have the "u" sound.<br />Instead of saying hello "Salut" to my swim coach during my junior year I said "Salo" (sonofabitch) Luckily he knew what I meant.Beatrice Desperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10843520699216089362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977625681756554695.post-88403205699713925322010-12-11T07:38:35.760-06:002010-12-11T07:38:35.760-06:00Of course, the one that might earn you the most ri...Of course, the one that might earn you the most ribbing is how you say "orange" (aahrinj) and "Florida" (flaahrida). So you'll never land that gig for doing an ad for Sunkist, I'm afraid. <br /><br />And Schuykill - named after a traditional macaroni dish? Oh, wait, no, that's kugel. One S away from being a homonym!<br /><br />I do love listening in on local Pittburghers and Philadelphians when I visit there. Funny how the middle of the state creates such a large gradient in Pennsylvania language. <br />(clatedi)KimKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18441217660739944973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977625681756554695.post-71882354575122961402010-12-09T22:09:15.891-06:002010-12-09T22:09:15.891-06:00You have remained true to your Philly roots, prono...You have remained true to your Philly roots, pronounced ar-long u-ts. We Philly folk are stalwart people who can correctly pronounce the name of the river that bisects the city - Schuylkill- in addition to the lovely suburb to its west - Bala Cynwyd. Why would we mispronounce little words like "merry?" Have some "cawfee" and think about that.Katherine McKayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11464258086712270178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977625681756554695.post-91953766940028910622010-12-09T09:38:39.886-06:002010-12-09T09:38:39.886-06:00What I find fascinating is that Kim's pronunci...What I find fascinating is that Kim's pronunciation of both Kerri and Carrie does not match either of the pronunciations I use for them, so I can't even guess which one she's referring to.<br /><br />She, and most midwesterners I've listened to, rhyme both with "fairy."<br /><br />To me, "Kerri" rhymes with "curry" and "Carrie" has the same flat ae sound as the a in "cat."<br /><br />I will have to ask my mother if I've lost any of my own native accent to creeping midwesternism.<br /><br />But I refuse to say "pop" instead of "soda" in any case.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03463621516644789183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977625681756554695.post-42831532635842783182010-12-08T22:16:53.296-06:002010-12-08T22:16:53.296-06:00Kerri, until recently, worked in an office with a ...Kerri, until recently, worked in an office with a Teri, which didn't work out much better in terms of mistaken identity. Oh, and Kerri and Carrie live in a neighborhood with another Carrie. :-) Not that I would know or anything. <br /><br />I have been told by my mother, lifelong ro'dylanduh that she is, that I have acquired an accent and she can no longer understand me. Really? <br /><br />What intrigues me is the regional variations on the colloqual 3rd person plural. I was raised in the land of "youse" and spent several years in the land of "y'all."tellthestorieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07773569364597441359noreply@blogger.com